CRIME & SAFETY
Roads closed for police investigation in Prince George’s County
BOWIE, Md. (DC News Now) — Roads in Bowie were closed Wednesday evening for a multi-jurisdictional investigation led by the Maryland State Police. In a post on the X platform around 6:30 p.m., the Bowie Police Department (BPD) said that the Prince George’s County Police Department was handling a “critical incident” on Crain Highway. BPD […]
NW DC dispensary employee fatally shot during armed robbery; suspects wanted
WASHINGTON (7News) — An employee of a Northwest D.C. marijuana dispensary was shot and killed during an armed robbery on Wednesday, March 27, according to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officials. Around 2:57 p.m., two people showed handguns as they entered the dispensary in the 5100 block of Georgia Avenue,...
Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Of Annapolis
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Annapolis Police Department is investigating a suspicious death in the 900 block of Spa Road. On March 28th at 8:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to a wooded area in the 900 block of Spa Road for an unresponsive subject and located a deceased adult male.
Property sale gone wrong in Southeast DC, victim shot: police
WASHINGTON - The Metropolitan Police Department continues to search for the suspects involved in a Southeast shooting. Police recently released photos and video of the suspects involved. Officers responded to the sounds of gunshots in the 2800 block of Alabama Avenue on March 25 around 2:21 p.m. after reports of...
DC woman accused of killing woman who disappeared in October
A Southeast D.C. woman is accused of killing a Southwest D.C. woman reported missing in October, police said. Chyna Crawford, 25, was last seen about 10 p.m. Oct. 23 in the 4000 block of S. Capitol Street SW. Her family reported her missing three days later, police said. Police say...
Car runs into tree off 295 in Prince George’s County; people taken to hospital
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Emergency workers pulled someone from a car after it ran off 295 and hit a tree Thursday morning. Prince George’s County Fire/EMS posted about the incident on the X platform. The post said that crews went to the southbound lanes of 295 past Landover Road for a […]
Man arrested for robbing people at DC gas stations
WASHINGTON — A D.C. man is facing charges after police connected him to multiple robberies at gas stations across several days. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, 36-year-old Michael Allen Hines, of Southeast, faces three robbery charges. Investigators have connected Hines to at least three robberies. In two of...
Courier robbed at gunpoint outside of bank in Temple Hills
PRINCE GEOREGE'S COUNTY, Md. - A courier outside of a bank in Temple Hills was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon. Detectives are investigating the armed robbery that occurred in the 3700 block of Branch Avenue in Prince George's County. No word on any injuries or items that were taken at...
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